Pin-type adjusting devices for dress forms



y 5, 1958 F. CROHN 2,843,296

PIN-TYPE ADJUSTING DEVICES FOR DRESS FORMS Filed Dec. 28, 1955 FIG. 3

INVENTOR. FRANK CROH N ATTORNEYS.

United States Patent:

PIN -TYPE ADJUSTING DEVICES F OR DRESS FORMS Frank Crohn, Chicago, Ill.Application December 28, 1955, Serial No. 555,850 2 Claims. (Cl. 223-68)My invention relates to dress forms of the sectional type, that is,where the sections are assembled edge-toedge and separable from eachother when the size of the form is to be enlarged at one or more pointsto fit the size of the garment which is patterned on the form. Adjustingdevices for the sections are provided on the inside of the form, butfrequently are diflicult to reach by way of the bottom, armpit or otheropenings in the form. Also, such adjusting devices often becomedustlaclen or corroded, making it a disagreeable task to handle ormanipulate the same. In view of these conditions, it is one object ofthe present invention to provide an external control for an adjustingdevice of the type under consideration, such control being in the formof a headed pin.

A further object is to design the adjusting device in the form of a barwhich spans the sections adjoining each other and is formed to cooperatewith the headed pin previously referred to.

An additional object is to construct an adjusting device which is ofexceeding simplicity.

With the above objects in view, a better understanding of the inventionmay be had by reference to the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 isa perspective view of a typical dress form equipped with the noveladjusting device;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged elevation of a horizontally positioned adjustingdevice as applied to one region of the form;

Fig. 3 is a view of the showing in Fig. 2 from the inside of the form;

Fig. 4 is an enlarged section on the line 4-4 of Fig. 3; and

Figs. 5 and 6 are, respectively, sections taken on the lines 55 and 6-6of Fig. 4.

Referring specifically to the drawing, the variously grouped sections ofthe form are illustrated in Fig. 1, and two adjoining sections 10 and 11are shown in Fig. 2. Since this view is from the front, or outside ofthe form, most of the adjusting device seen in Fig. 2 appears in dottedlines.

As more clearly shown in Figs. 3 and 4, the main part of the adjustingdevice is a bar 15 of flat stock which spans the sections on the innerside. Thus, one end portion of the bar is pivoted to the section 11 on arivet 16, while the section 10 receives a keeper 18 through which theopposite end portion of the bar 15 is slidable, such keeper having baseflanges 19 which are secured to the section 10 by rivets 20.

Fig. 3 shows that the major portion of the bar 15 is made with alongitudinal series of apertures 25. The section 10 receives a pin 26from the outside, such pin having an external head 28 which seats in acavity 29 made in the outer surface of the section. The free end of thepin 26 is adapted to pass through any one of the apertures 25 in the bar15, according to the spacing of the sections 10 and 11. Fig. 6 shows thepin 26 passing through the bar as stated. No locking device is necessary for the pin 26, since the dress form is a stationary piece ofequipment, and no influence would develop to back the pin out of the bar15. Necessarily, the cavity 29 is sutficiently wider than the head 28for grasping the same with the fingers.

It is now apparent that the pin 26 is not only a handy external controlwhich eliminates the need of reaching into the form for the control ofthe adjusting device, but a very simple stop for setting the adjustingdevice at any point to which the sections 10 and 11 are spaced. Theadjusting device employs a minimum number of parts and is therefore of anature to be produced at very low cost.

While I have described the invention along specific lines, various minorchanges or refinements may be made therein without departing from itsprinciple, and I reserve the right to employ all such changes andrefinements as may come within the scope and spirit of the appendedclaims.

I claim:

1. An adjusting device for the adjoining sections of a dress formcomprising a bar spanning the sections along the inner side, means toattach one end portion of the bar to one of the sections, the bar havinga longitudinal series of apertures opposite the other section, and a pinpassed through the latter from the outside for direct selectiveengagement with one of such apertures according to the spacing of thesections, said pin having a head at its outer end and being freelyinsertible into and removable from the form.

2. The structure of claim 1, said other section having a cavity in itsouter surface around the pin, and the head of the latter seating againstthe floor of such cavity flush with the outer surface of the dress formon such engagement.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS390,668 Hall Oct. 9, 1888 1,313,303 Konikoff Aug. 19, 1919 FOREIGNPATENTS 645,162 Great Britain Oct. 25, 1950

